CVE-2026-16992 json
Create by Mediavine < 2.5.4 - Unauthenticated Unpublished Content Disclosure and Publication
published 2026-08-09 3 mo ago modified 2026-08-26 2 mo ago also EUVD-2026-54891
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 20%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Create WordPress plugin before 2.5.4 does not perform an authorization check before returning content over one of its REST API routes, and that route additionally publishes the requested content as a side effect, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read unpublished content and to make it publicly available.
Patch / fix
- Unknown Create 2.5.4
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d85653f7-8556-4bac-8860-fbacc63ba5df/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Create
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/d85653f7-8556-4bac-8860-fbacc63ba5df/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-16992
- NVD CVE-2026-16992
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